need help setting up a LAN

ok i have 2 pc's 1 running on xp and 1 on ME,i have put a network card in the ME one and connected them with a cat5,the ME one keeps saying hardware does not support modem and something about HAL,what should i do?sorry if im being dumb

can anyone give me some advice?

First off you cant connected two comuter to each other, you will need a cross over cabel, or a switch/hub.

And it seem you are having a problem installing the network card. In oder to fully understand the problem you'll have to post the error message in full. I would make sure to uninstall all the drivers for the network card, remove the network card, and start over. But if you post the error message I can assist you better.

p.s. Windows ME Sux!
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Later `Keith

Is This IT ?

is this you error :

Hardware does not support Modem
Cannot Load HAL Driver
Cannot Open Stream

sound like you are trying to use a modem driver for you network card
Make sure you manual install the software for you network card, dont let windows do it for you.